Vyatta CEO Named One of Network World's 50 Most Powerful People.Open Source Veteran Recognized for Disrupting Market Dominators SAN MATEO San Mateo (săn mətā`ō), city (1990 pop. 85,486), San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1894. It is a commercial and retail center with some high-technology manufacturing. San Mateo, Spanish for St. , Calif. -- Vyatta announced today its CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Kelly Herrell, was named one of the "50 Most Powerful People in Networking" by Network World magazine. Herrell was recognized along with other key industry players, including CEO Scott Kriens of Juniper juniper, any tree or shrub of the genus Juniperus, aromatic evergreens of the family Cupressaceae (cypress family), widely distributed over the north temperate zone. Many are valuable as a source of lumber and oil. and senior VP and chief development officer Charlie Giancarlo of Cisco. Citing his history of achievements in both networking and open source companies, the authoritative publication placed Herrell in the list including leadership from the world's dominant network, computing computing - computer and open source companies. "It's an honor As a verb, to accept a bill of exchange, or to pay a note, check, or accepted bill, at maturity. To pay or to accept and pay, or, where a credit so engages, to purchase or discount a draft complying with the terms of the draft. to lead the team at Vyatta," he said. "We are being recognized for the incredibly disruptive disruptive /dis·rup·tive/ (-tiv) 1. bursting apart; rending. 2. causing confusion or disorder. force we are delivering into a multi-billion dollar marketplace. Over the past year we proved that solutions based on open-source are a credible alternative to the closed-source products that dominate today's enterprise network landscape. We're thankful thank·ful adj. 1. Aware and appreciative of a benefit; grateful. 2. Expressive of gratitude: a thankful smile. to those customers who shared our vision from the start and invested in us; while they are experiencing the benefits now, they are also showing the industry that there is a fresh world of value in networking products available to them today." Decided by Network World editors, the "50 Most Powerful People" list recognizes the people and companies that are leading and improving the networking industry. About Vyatta "Vyatta" is the ancient Sanskrit word meaning "open" - a fitting name for a company that was created to bring commercial-quality, open-source networking products to market. Open source has created a profound change in the market place, shifting the balance of power from large corporations back to the users of products. Open source is about cost savings, increased flexibility and choice, and better security. Vyatta is bringing those qualities to the world of network infrastructure products. For more information, please visit www.vyatta.com. |
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